Open AccessAn assessment of Brazilian conservation units – a second look
Author(s) -
José Augusto Drummond,
José Luiz de Andrade Franco,
Daniela de Oliveira
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
novos cadernos naea/novos cadernos naea (impresso)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2179-7536
pISSN - 1516-6481
DOI - 10.5801/ncn.v15i1.10829
Subject(s) - biome , amazon rainforest , geography , distribution (mathematics) , environmental protection , protected area , unit (ring theory) , position (finance) , forestry , agroforestry , ecology , environmental science , ecosystem , business , biology , archaeology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , mathematics education , finance
This is a second overview of the Brazilian conservation unit system for mid-2010. It updates author et al, 2009. It examines six dimensions of federal and state protected areas – age, numbers, types of units, absolute and average sizes, distribution by states and biomes, and degree of compliance with CBD-inspired goals. Major findings: (i) the system maintained a rapid growth rate; (ii) national parks and national forests are the most prominent units; (iii) distribution of units by region and biome remains unbalanced; (iv) state units grew remarkably over the last five years; (v) state units are biased towards sustainable use; (vi) sustainable use units grew more than fully protected units; (vii) Amazonia remains the most extensively protected biome; and (viii) quantitative goals of biome protection are closer to being reached. In 2010 Brazil held the fourth position globally in protected areas; it created the largest number of units between 2000 and 2010; it has the largest combined area of protected tropical formations. However, several regions and biomes remain under protected.